Seven Stages of Process in Person-Centred Therapy

Man expressing a difficult feeling while a counsellor listens attentively during person-centred therapy.

Carl Rogers’ seven stages of process describe movement from a fixed, guarded way of experiencing life towards greater openness and self-trust. They help explain how a person’s relationship with their feelings can change, rather than which topics they discuss. Within the person-centred approach, this movement depends on the therapeutic relationship. The stages describe a continuum, […]